Undergraduate

One of the largest undergraduate programs in the Columbian College, the Department of Psychology attracts students eager to develop research skills and solve issues within communities and societies.

Our undergraduates apply lessons learned in the classroom to real-world scenarios through learning and research. Students work alongside faculty on a range of health psychology and cultural diversity issues, and many present their findings at local and national conferences. Students pursue career paths that range from the more traditional paths of psychiatry and social work to careers in management and public relations.

Current Students

Potential Career Paths

An undergraduate degree in psychology can serve as a springboard to a wide range of professions. Understanding how people think, feel and behave can translate to careers as psychologists, family counselors, behavioral researchers, child care workers, clergy members, occupational therapists and much more. Our graduates have worked for public relations, consulting, media relations, law, higher education and even reality TV companies, including:

Psychology Alumni Making News

Isaiah Pickens, BA ’05, once volunteered as a counselor for young people in New York’s Rikers Island prison. The experience stayed with the former psychology major, who is now a well-known counselor, frequent media voice in defense of the
underserved and host of a TLC reality show. His work has taken him across the country to schools, jails and foster care agencies, working with young people on understanding the harm caused by stress and trauma.